David Lean is one of the most renownd British directors of all time. Successful screen adaptations of two plays by Noel Coward and two novels by Charles Dickens ensured Lean success during the forties. Later, Lean became known for his epics. Recently, three of David Lean's movies - Brief Encounter (called by some the most English movie ever made), Great Expectations and Lawrence of Arabia - have been voted in the top five British films of all time.

Filmography

IN WHICH WE SERVE 1942

THIS HAPPY BREED 1944

BLITHE SPIRIT 1945

BRIEF ENCOUNTER 1945

GREAT EXPECTATIONS 1946

OLIVER TWIST 1948

THE PASSIONATE FRIENDS 1949

MADELEINE 1952

THE SOUND BARRIER 1952

HOBSON'S CHOICE 1954

SUMMERTIME 1955

THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI 1957

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 1962

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO 1965

RYAN'S DAUGHTER 1970

A PASSAGE TO INDIA 1984